On Monday, February 4th, 2013, Alaxis publisher Steve Smith, Obscure Cities author Benoît Peeters and artist François Schuiten, met in Brussels at the Casterman offices, and later at Schuiten' home and studio, for a brainstorming session that resulted in some truly unique plans for the American English-language release of The Obscure Cities series 2).

Alaxis Press is committed to completely the series in English beginning with the titles not already published in English by NBM publishers.

On March 20, 2015 Steve Smith announced 3) that he will translate 12 La Douce into English. Casterman will publish this English release for the opening of Train World in Brussels. The opening is planned for September 2015. This translation effort postponed the release of the second English publication of Alaxis Press.

“This move to IDW will enhance the impact this series can have on the English-speaking literary world because IDW has the marketing and sales skills that I lacked on The Leaning Girl. I will continue on as the editor and sometime translator of the series”, according to Smith.